Any progress, Daisy? I am in my house now for 1 1/2 years. I find it so hard to start yet another garden and wonder if I'll ever stay someplace long enough to have the garden I want. My family too had tons of talented gardeners on my mom's side but it seemed to skip my mom . She knew some but wasn't very good at turning it into a garden. i started gardening as a little kid and I remember my Grandmother, a scary old lady at that, deciding that I'd inherited her skills. Its usually hit or miss for some things and my design skills are pretty crappy, but there is a pull from the Earth and every spring i can't resist. Seed starting doesn't always work at first, I've found. It takes some trial and error until you come up with a method that works for you. I have always made use of south facing windows and cardboard boxes cut down and lined with tinfoil to make whats known as a propagation box. Never had the $$ for lights or a green house, but I always chose a home with some south facing windows. I hope you get your garden going this year and enjoy it as much as possible.

davefrombc wrote:Welcome to the forum Daisy. You'll find a friendly bunch in here . You'll notice there are several general topics and the Garden Fence where general discussions are ... However, We're pretty informal here and often threads get hijacked or led off in directions unrelated to the original post. Search on growing under lights, and seed starting under lights to find quite a bit of discussion on seed starting. There's pictures and discussions on pretty much any question you may have on every aspect of gardening, pets and what have you ... and the occasional banter that may knot the knickers of the more straight laced among us... In other words , we're a family here.

Yes it is like a family here.. there is so much to learn and share which will help us in living better life

davefrombc wrote:Welcome to the forum Daisy. You'll find a friendly bunch in here . You'll notice there are several general topics and the Garden Fence where general discussions are ... However, We're pretty informal here and often threads get hijacked or led off in directions unrelated to the original post. Search on growing under lights, and seed starting underled lightto find quite a bit of discussion on seed starting. There's pictures and discussions on pretty much any question you may have on every aspect of gardening, pets and what have you ... and the occasional banter that may knot the knickers of the more straight laced among us... In other words , we're a family here.

Yes it is like a family here.. there is so much to learn and share which will help us in living better life